It’s not easy for all cricket bowlers to achieve a hat-trick in any format of the game. Some bowlers, on the other hand, have accomplished this in the history of IPL, despite the fact that only 18 bowlers have achieved hat-tricks throughout IPL’s 15-year existence.
So, in such a scenario, if you want to learn the names of those IPL bowlers who have taken hat-trick wickets in the history of the IPL, then keep reading and discover about previous IPL players who took hat-trick wickets.
Apart from this, for the record, there are only two IPL players who have accomplished this trick more than once: ‘Amit Mishra’ and ‘Yuvraj Singh,’ although Yuvraj is a genuine batsman and he was a part-time bowler for his team. but he had taken a hat trick of wickets in his career.
Hat-trick wicket-taker bowler list in IPL history [2008 to 2022]
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First hat-trick in IPL history
The most recent player to take a hat-trick in the 15-year history of the IPL was Lakshmipathy Balaji, who took five wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs while bowling for the Chennai Super King team. And his first hat-trick wickets are also included.
Highest hat-trick wicket-taker in IPL history
Amit Mishra is the player who has achieved this feat the most number of times in the 15-year history of the IPL, having done it three times. Amit Mishra achieved his first hat-trick in the Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers contest in 2008, followed by a second hat-trick against Kings XI Punjab while representing Deccan Chargers in 2011. In 2013, he took his third hat-trick against the Pune Warriors team while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Yuvraj Singh hat-trick in IPL
Yuvaraj is the first batsman and bowler in IPL history to have taken hat-trick wickets twice. He is a part-time spin bowler for his team, He achieved this while playing for the Kings XI Punjab team in the 2009 IPL season. Both the hat-tricks he has taken in the 2009 IPL season. While playing against Royal Challengers Bangalore, he took the first hat-trick, while against Deccan Chargers in the same year, he took the second hat-trick.
Rohit Sharma’s hat-trick in IPL
Rohit Sharma, the captain of Mumbai Indians and India, has also taken hat-trick wickets with his bowling in the history of IPL. He did this in 2009 while playing for Deccan Chargers against Mumbai Indians.
First Hat-trick Wickets in IPL 2022
Yuzi Chahal becomes the first hat-trick wicket-taker in the 2022 IPL season when he dismisses three batsmen against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 18, 2022. This is the first hat-trick wicket of IPL 2022.
By the way, this is also the first hat-trick of Yuzvendra Chahal in IPL history.